Voice of London

One week left until Slam Dunk opens its doors. The most awaited festival of the year is not far off.

We met up with Rob Lynch who’s playing the Acoustic Stage and here’s what he told us about his new music, his friendship with James Veck-Gilodi (vocals in Deaf Havana) and his dream of teaming up with Taking Back Sunday.

You’re back with your guitar and the crowd. Why acoustic again after going full band?
I like the intimacy of just being on my own on the stage with my guitar, I find the connection that I have with the audience is stronger this way. There’s more flexibility with setlists and how I want to play songs, too.

 ‘Baby, I’m a Runaway’ sounds like you’ve changed a lot from your previous works. Why’s that?Baby, I’m A Runaway was the last album I released in 2016. I went for a full band pop rock sound which moved away from the more acoustic singer/songwriter leanings of my first record. I wanted to try something a bit different to anything I’d done before. I feel like I’ve scratched that itch now, though.